Vapor-burner for lighting purposes



(No Model.)

H. s. BELDEN.

VAPOR BURNER FOR LIGHTING PURPOSES. No. 306,125.

Patented Oct. 7. 1884.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES @wmvz UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY S. BELDEN, OF CANTON, OHIO.

VAPOR-BURNER FOR LIGHTING PURPOSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,125, dated October7, 1884.

Application filed December 1'7, 1883. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY S. BELDEN, of Canton, in the county of Starkand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVapor-Burners for Lighting Purposes; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in vapor'burners forlighting-purposes, the object of the same being to provide a large andimproved vaporizer to which may be attached a supply-pipe and anyordinary burner, such as are used with atomizers.

\Vith this end in view my invention consists in a vaporizing-tube havinga removable cap provided with a lateral opening and an end opening, anda plug for closing one of said openings while the other is in use.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation, and Fi g. 2 a verticalsection, of the upper portion of my device. Fig. 3 is an elevation ofthe upper part of my device with a side burner attached. Fig. 4 is anelevation of the entire device and with a vertical burner attached.

Arepresents a tube of considerable size constituting the body of thedevice and inclosing the vaporizing-chamber, and is provided at thebottom with the screw-cap B, that has the boss I), that is threaded forreceiving a supply-pipe. The cap is also provided with the boss b, theopening in which is threaded and secured by the plug b and is fordischarging matter from the vaporizing-ehamber.

To the upper end of the tube A is attached the screw-cap O, that isprovided with the boss 0, extending laterally, and threaded for theattachment of a side burner. A boss, 0, is provided, extending upwardfrom the cap 0, and threaded for attaching a vertical burner. As but oneburner is used at the same time, a plug, D, is provided, that will fiteither boss 0 or c, and by which the orifice in the boss that is not inuse may be closed.

The construction aforesaid-to wit, a tube with screw-caps-is forconvenience in manufacturing and for easy access to the chamber.

The entire device might be made in one piece, and the chamber andorifice cored, if so desired.

Heretofore atomizers have been used between the supply-pipe and burner,and provided with packing to prevent a back current that wouldextinguish the light, which,

without the packing, would be extinguished when the gasoline or otherfluid-used came in contact with overheated parts, thereby causing asudden and rapid vaporization.

\Vith my improved vaporizing-chamber no packing is required, and thereis so much room for the expansion of the gas as to preventexcessivepressure by a momentary i11- crease in the vaporization, and the smallorifice where the feed-pipe enters the vaporizof burner, horizontal orvertical, and that may be placed on the market like lamp-chimneys tosupply the wants of all.

The part 0 (shown in Fig. 3) may be of any length, and is preferablymade somewhat larger than shown in the drawings.

Vhat I claim is- A vaporizing-tube provided at its upper end with aremovable cap, the latter provided with a lateral opening and an endopening, and a plug for closing one of said openings while the other isin use, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 13th day of December, 1883.

HENRY S. BELDEN.

A Witnesses:

GEO. E. BALDWIN, F. W. HAAcK.

